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Electronic Monitoring - Sex Offenders Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy Committee November 3, 2009. Secretary Walter A. McNeil. We Never Walk Alone. Florida Statutes authorize, and sometimes require , courts to impose electronic monitoring as a condition of supervision.
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Electronic Monitoring - Sex OffendersPublic Safety & Domestic Security Policy CommitteeNovember 3, 2009 Secretary Walter A. McNeil We Never Walk Alone
Florida Statutes authorize, and sometimes require, courts to impose electronic monitoring as a condition of supervision. Only the court can order electronic monitoring. Authority Florida Department of Corrections Office of Community Corrections
Radio Frequency An EM system that utilizes a transmitter attached to the offender that is electronically tethered to a receiver with phone communication capability which provides surveillance of offenders during the hours of home confinement. Per diem cost = $1.97 Active GPS An EM system that includes a GPS receiver to track offender locations and cellular communication capability. Active GPS systems provide near real-time reporting of offender alarm notifications through email, fax, pages, or text messages. Per diem cost = $8.94 Two Types Of Electronic Monitoring
Section 948.11(6), F.S., requires the Department to use Active GPS to monitor offenders with current or prior convictions for violent or sexual offenses. (6) For probationers, community controllees, or conditional releasees who have current or prior convictions for violent or sexual offenses, the department, in carrying out a court or commission order to electronically monitor an offender, must use a system that actively monitors and identifies the offender's location and timely reports or records the offender's presence near or within a crime scene or in a prohibited area or the offender's departure from specified geographic limitations. Procurement of electronic monitoring services under this subsection shall be by competitive procurement in accordance with s. 287.057. Active GPS Monitoring Florida Department of Corrections Office of Community Corrections
Current GPS VendorPro Tech Monitoring Pro Tech Monitoring Center • Staffed 24 / 7 / 365 • Located in Tampa, FL • Dedicated “Alert Monitor” and Surveillance Data Center Software • Advanced knowledge of GPS system and equipment Florida Department of Corrections Office of Community Corrections
Offenders on Electronic Monitoring *Projected offender population based information provided by the Bureau of Research/Data. Florida Department of Corrections Office of Community Corrections
Distribution of Offenders on GPSas of 9/30/09 Sex offender population based information provided by the Bureau of Research/Data. Florida Department of Corrections Office of Community Corrections
EM Deficits for FY 08-09 and FY 09-10 *Projected offender population based information provided by the Bureau of Research/Data. Florida Department of Corrections Office of Community Corrections
Questions or Comments? Florida Department of Corrections Office of Community Corrections